[SOLVED] Using system(), exec() etc

[rockstarrem]

Hey guys, I really need help here.

 

I'm trying to decode an FLAC file through PHP. Here's an example:

 

<?php
system("flac -d dancing.flac");
?>

 

Now, that doesn't work. But if I just do this:

 

<?php
system("flac");
?>

 

I get the normal output of just typing "flac" in console.

[mikesta707]

How does it not work? do you get an error? invalid command? what happens when you write that?

[rockstarrem]

Literally nothing happens. There is no output. Nothing is decoded, everything stays the same.

[mikesta707]

try doing this

$line = system("flac -d dancing.flac", $returned);
echo "Line : " . $line . "<br />";
echo "Return value: " . $returned . "<br />";

 

and see if you get an error message or any return value

[rockstarrem]

I got this:

 

Line :

Return value: 1

[rockstarrem]

It was the server for some reason!